OPTIMAL INSIGHTS FORUM 2026
Schedule
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Meetings will be held at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
| Central Time | Session | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Setting the Stage | |
| 8:45 a.m. | MSR Market Insights: Trends Shaping Today and Tomorrow | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Hedging & Trading Roadmap: What’s Here, What’s Next | |
| 10:00 a.m. | CE in Action: Reporting, AI, Expertise & Execution | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:45 a.m. | Driving Performance with PPE-Hedge Optimization | |
| 11:30 a.m. | The Architecture of Hedging: Models, Theory & Market Application | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Economic Outlook: Forces Driving the Mortgage Market | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Expanding the Toolkit: Non-QM Pricing, Hedging, & Non-TBA Execution | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Dealer Desk: Real-Time MBS Insights & GNMA Pooling Strategy | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Agency Direct: The Next Generation of Bank & Credit Union Execution | |
| 2:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Bringing It All Together: A Day in the Life of CompassEdge Users and Stakeholders | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Peer Roundtables: Challenges, Ideas & Best Practices | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Group Reconvene: Key Takeaways & Themes | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Closing Session: Key Insights and Next Steps |